Leonidas Peter Raptakis
Candidate for State Senator, 33rd District
Background
- Occupation
- Small business owner
- Lives in
- Coventry
A Democrat, he served in the House from 1992 to 1996 and the Senate from 1996 to 2010, and returned to the Senate in 2012. He is a small business owner.
Documented positions
Economy & jobs
Proposed tying minimum wage increases to inflationIn office
ReportSenator Leonidas P. Raptakis: BiographyGovernment record · Rhode Island General Assembly · rilegislature.gov
“a measure to tie increases in the state's minimum wage to the Consumer Price Index, or CPI”
Roads & infrastructure
Sponsored bill capping Coventry sewer costsIn office
ReportSenator Leonidas P. Raptakis: BiographyGovernment record · Rhode Island General Assembly · rilegislature.gov
“He sponsored a bill to cap sewer costs in Coventry at a rate aligned with other communities”
Government & transparency
Proposed creating a state Office of Inspector GeneralIn office
ReportSenator Leonidas P. Raptakis: BiographyGovernment record · Rhode Island General Assembly · rilegislature.gov
“legislation seeking to establish an Office of the Inspector General in Rhode Island”
Courts & justice
Sponsored law lengthening prison time before parole for murderIn office
ReportSenator Leonidas P. Raptakis: BiographyGovernment record · Rhode Island General Assembly · rilegislature.gov
“Sen. Raptakis has sponsored a law requiring that people convicted of murder spend more time incarcerated before being eligible for parole”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Leonidas Peter Raptakis on them.
- Public safetyNo documented position found.
- EducationNo documented position found.
- HousingNo documented position found.
- Environment & parksNo documented position found.
All sources (3)
- Candidate Search: November 3, 2026 General Election (candidates on the election ballot)
Election filing · Rhode Island Department of State, Elections Division · vote.sos.ri.gov
- Candidate Search: November 3, 2026 General Election (candidates on the election ballot) (Kent County offices and districts)
Election filing · Rhode Island Department of State, Elections Division · vote.sos.ri.gov
- Senator Leonidas P. Raptakis: Biography
Government record · Rhode Island General Assembly · rilegislature.gov
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